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MSI MAG B850 Tomahawk Max WiFi against MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi DDR5

Level on the overall index; the details below decide it. The price beside each button is the Amazon US reading where ScoutPrices has one; the comparison below is worked on typical prices.

Head to head

Scores

Indices out of 100 on ScoutSpecs' own scale, one per kind of work. They are not frames per second and not a measurement of any one sample.

  • Spec score

    MSI MAG B850 Tomahawk Max WiFi: 80

    MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi DDR5: 80

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Price and value

Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.

  • Value, points per $100

    MSI MAG B850 Tomahawk Max WiFi: 38.1

    MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi DDR5: 32.9

    16%to the left

  • Typical price

    MSI MAG B850 Tomahawk Max WiFi: $210

    MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi DDR5: $243

    $33to the left

From the spec sheets

  • Memory ceiling

    MSI MAG B850 Tomahawk Max WiFi: 8200 MT/s

    MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi DDR5: 7800 MT/s

    5%to the left

  • M.2 slots

    MSI MAG B850 Tomahawk Max WiFi: 3

    MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi DDR5: 4

    33%to the right

  • PCIe generation

    MSI MAG B850 Tomahawk Max WiFi: 5

    MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi DDR5: 5

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The verdict

  • MSI MAG B850 Tomahawk Max WiFi and MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi DDR5 are level on spec score.
  • The MSI MAG B850 Tomahawk Max WiFi typically costs $33 less.
  • Per dollar, the MSI MAG B850 Tomahawk Max WiFi is the better buy: 38.1 points per $100 against 32.9.

Specifications

SpecMSI MAG B850 Tomahawk Max WiFiMSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi DDR5
SocketAM5LGA1700
ChipsetB850Z790
SizeATXATX
MemoryDDR5DDR5
Memory ceiling8200 MT/s (better)7800 MT/s
M.2 slots34 (better)
PCIeGen 5Gen 5
Wi-FiYesYes
BrandMSIMSI
Released2025 (better)2022
Typical price$210 (better)$243

The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.

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